911 Sentinel vs. TrueLook.
TrueLook sells construction cameras with monitoring and deterrents as add-ons. 911 Sentinel includes the monitoring, the warning, the siren, and the spotlights, from $900/mo. Here's the side by side, from TrueLook's own pages.
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How does 911 Sentinel compare to TrueLook?
TrueLook sells construction cameras by the month, from $129 a camera on Essentials to $599 on Premium. Professional monitoring is an add-on for the Advanced ($359) and Premium plans, and lights, sirens, and talk-down come in separate packages (TrueDeter and TrueShield). 911 Sentinel is security first: from $900/mo the camera, monitoring, recorded warning, siren, and spotlights are included, and an operator acts within 3 minutes of an alert.
Why choose 911 Sentinel over TrueLook
Security is the product, not an add-on
TrueLook's professional monitoring is an add-on, only for its $359 and $599 plans, and it isn't priced publicly. With us the monitoring is the service, from $900 a month with the camera included.
Warnings included
TrueLook sells lights and sirens in TrueDeter and talk-down in TrueShield. Every 911 Sentinel camera comes with a recorded voice warning, siren, and spotlights.
A person acting within 3 minutes
TrueLook's pages publish no response time. Ours: an alert in 30 seconds, an operator warning the intruder within 3 minutes, then your team, then the police.
What you pay for
A monitored TrueLook camera starts at $359 a month on Advanced plus the monitoring add-on, which isn't priced publicly, and talk-down needs a TrueShield package on top. 911 Sentinel starts at $900 a month with the camera, installation, maintenance, monitoring, warnings, and 90 days of video in one price. If the problem is theft at night, ours is the one price that covers the people watching and the warning.
Side by side
- Price per cameraFrom $900/mo for the first camera with monitoring; added cameras from $250/mo.Essentials $129/mo, Advanced $359/mo, Premium $599/mo, less if prepaid.
- MonitoringIncluded: an alert in 30 seconds, an operator acting within 3 minutes."An add-on for the Advanced and Premium subscription plans"; price not published.
- DeterrentsRecorded voice warning, siren, and spotlights included.Lights and sirens in TrueDeter; talk-down in TrueShield.
- If no one answersWe call your team, then police if no one answers in the minutes you set; 911 right away in an emergency."The monitoring center sends emergency services to the jobsite address."
- Storage90 days of video.1 year, 3 years, or forever after the project, by plan.
- TermsA 30-day free trial, then month to month with one month's notice.Month to month, with prepay discounts.
Which fits your site
Choose 911 Sentinel for
A job site losing copper, tools, or fuel at night that needs someone acting on every alert, with warnings and a call to police included in the price.
TrueLook is built for
A project that mainly wants progress cameras and long-term footage, with storage for years after the project ends.
Common questions
Does TrueLook include monitoring like 911 Sentinel?
Not in the camera price. TrueLook's professional monitoring is an add-on for its Advanced ($359 a month) and Premium plans, and lights, sirens, and talk-down come in separate packages. 911 Sentinel includes the camera, monitoring, recorded warning, siren, and spotlights from $900 a month.
What happens when someone is detected?
An automated alert reaches our team within 30 seconds. Within 3 minutes a human operator checks it against your site rules and, if the person shouldn't be there, plays a recorded voice warning through the camera with the siren and spotlights. If they stay, we call your team, then police if your team doesn't answer in the time you set. In an emergency we call 911 right away.
How do you tell a worker from an intruder?
From your site rules. At setup we record your working hours, who's allowed on site after hours, deliveries, and off-limits areas, so a crew member or a delivery is never treated like a break-in.
How fast can you start?
As soon as 5 business days after the site assessment, depending on what it finds. The written plan sets camera placement, power and internet, your monitoring hours, and the final price.
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